Helen Mirren poses prim and proper at the premiere for her latest, "The Hundred-Foot Journey," in New York on Aug. 4. The movie will be in theaters Friday. / Dimitrios Kambouris, Getty Images

by Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY

by Elysa Gardner, USA TODAY

Americans will soon have a chance to see Helen Mirren play Queen Elizabeth II again, this time in the flesh.

Mirren will star as Her Royal Highness in Peter Morgan's play The Audience, set to begin previews Feb. 17 and open March 8 at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre. The production, directed by Stephen Daldry, premiered in London last year, earning Mirren rave reviews and an Olivier Award for her performance.

For anyone who doesn't remember, the actress nabbed an Oscar playing the same part in the 2006 film The Queen, also written by Morgan.

Mirren last appeared on the Main Stem in a 2001 revival of August Strindberg's The Dance Of Death, appearing with Ian McKellen.